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HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION AMONG NEONATES WITH SYMPTOMATIC CONGENITAL INFECTIONS AND BIRTH DEFECTS

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the major viral etiology of congenital infection and birth defects, during current maternal infection the fetal transmission is high (30-40%) and the symptomatic neonates have diseases involving the neurologic,
Sevan N. Alwan, Hala S. Arif, Atheer J. Al-Saffar, Haider S. Kadhim, Brian L. Wickes, Jianmin Fu   +5 more
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A description of congenital anomalies among infants in Entebbe, Uganda. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Data on congenital anomalies from developing countries of the sub-Saharan region are scarce. However, it is important to have comprehensive and reliable data on the description and prevalence of congenital anomalies to allow surveillance and ...
Lule, Swaib, Mpairwe, Harriet, Miriam Akello, Oduru, Gloria, Akello, Miriam, Swaib Lule, Gloria Oduru, Muhangi, Lawrence, Lawrence Muhangi, Kiggundu, Molly, Molly Kiggundu, Alison M. Elliott, Nampijja, Margaret, Margaret Nampijja, Elliott, Alison M, Ndibazza, Juliet, Harriet Mpairwe, Juliet Ndibazza   +17 more
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Parasitemia Levels in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Spain, an Area Where the Disease Is Not Endemic: Trends by Different Molecular Approaches

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Trypanosoma cruzi infection has expanded globally through human migration. In Spain, the mother-to-child route is the mode of transmission contributing to autochthonous Chagas disease (CD); however, most people acquired the infection in their country of ...
Maria D. Flores-Chavez, Alba Abras, Cristina Ballart, Ismael Ibáñez-Perez, Pilar Perez-Gordillo, Montserrat Gállego, Carmen Muñoz, Zaira Moure, Elena Sulleiro, Javier Nieto, Emilia García Diez, Lorena Simón, Israel Cruz, Albert Picado   +13 more
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Congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2010
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a serious health problem. The obstacles for limiting this infection are the lack of public awareness on this issue, especially owing to the asymptomatic nature of CMV infections, the inefficacy of therapy, and the unsuccessful vaccine trials to date. It is therefore important to organize the current data to
Syggelou, Angeliki, Iacovidou, N., Kloudas, S., Christoni, Z., Papaevangelou, V.   +4 more
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Renal Involvement in Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Systematic Review

Microorganisms, 2021
Background: Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is the most frequent mother-to-child transmitted infection worldwide and a prevalent cause of neonatal disease and long-term morbidity.
María Ríos-Barnés, Clàudia Fortuny, Ana Alarcón, Antoni Noguera-Julian   +3 more
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Parvovirus (B19) Infection during Pregnancy: Possible Effect on the Course of Pregnancy and Rare Fetal Outcomes. A Case Report and Literature Review

Medicina, 2022
Infection caused by human parvovirus B19 (B19) often has mild yet wide-ranging clinical signs, with the course of disease usually defined as benign. Particularly prevalent in the population of young children, the virus is commonly transmitted to the ...
Dovile Kielaite, Virginija Paliulyte
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Congenital Plasmodium falciparum infection in neonates in Muheza District, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Although recent reports on congenital malaria suggest that the incidence is increasing, it is difficult to determine whether the clinical disease is due to parasites acquired before delivery or as a result of contamination by maternal ...
Mwangoka Grace W, Mboera, Leonard Eg, Mboera Leonard EG, Kimera, Sharadhuli I, Grace W Mwangoka, Mwangoka, Grace W, Sharadhuli I Kimera, Leonard EG Mboera, Kimera Sharadhuli I   +8 more
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Genotype distribution, viral load and clinical characteristics of infants with postnatal or congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundCongenital cytomegalovirus infection is a leading cause of long-term sequelae. Cytomegalovirus is also frequently transmitted to preterm infants postnatally, but these infections are mostly asymptomatic.
Joppe Nijman, Femke S Mandemaker, Malgorzata A Verboon-Maciolek, Susan C Aitken, Anton M van Loon, Linda S de Vries, Rob Schuurman   +6 more
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Congenital and perinatal infections

Jornal de Pediatria, 1999
OBJECTIVE: To review current information about congenital and perinatal infections, mainly related to their epidemiology in Brazil, mother-to-infant transmission, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Particular aspects related to the agents T. pallidum, hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, cytomegalovirus and T.
M M, Mussi-Pinhata, A Y, Yamamoto
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Sero-epidemiology of rubella in the urban population of Addis Ababa Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2000
We conducted a community-based cluster sample survey of rubella sero-epidemiology in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1994. Among 4666 individuals for whom complete data were available, rubella antibody prevalence was 91% (95% confidence interval: 90, 92).
Nigatu, Wondatir, Cutts, Felicity, Messele, T., Dejene, A., Nokes, D. James, Enquselassie, F., Abebe, A.   +6 more
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